Election Commission announces SIR Phase 3: Delhi, Punjab among 16 states to be covered
PTC News Desk: The Election Commission of India has announced third phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 16 states and Union Territories. While Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has been excluded from the exercise for now.
The rollout in these regions has been deferred due to operational constraints and grueling terrain constraints. The dates of SIR in these regions will be notified once the conditions become feasible.
Officials said the schedule has been aligned with ongoing house listing operations under the national Census to ensure efficient deployment of field-level administrative machinery across both exercises.
The verification of approximately 36.73 crore electors will be conducted by over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers in this phase.
The poll body also said the phase will include Delhi, where the final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on October 7.
“I appeal to all electors to enthusiastically participate in Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and submit their Enumeration Forms,” said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the launch of the exercise.
The first phase of SIR was carried out between June and September last year. After verification, around 47 lakh voters were removed from the electoral rolls in Bihar, which was about 5–6 per cent of the total electorate.
The second phase began on October 27, 2025 and covered nine states and three Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Uttar Pradesh saw the highest number of deletions at 2.04 crore voters, followed by West Bengal with 83.86 lakh.
- With inputs from agencies
